Category Archives: History

Bringing Him Forward

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Ara Hagopian's The LITERATE Show

Al would want me to order two ice cream cones. “Get one for me,” he’d say, so I would do that. I’ll buy two ice creams and give one to a friend. I don’t tell them it’s from my buddy. … Continue reading →

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Perimeter

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Ara Hagopian's The LITERATE Show

I want you back home. I want you to walk the perimeter of our town’s public park again, Glens Falls New York. Remember how it felt, to get out there in the early morning, when it was just the birds … Continue reading →

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New Pictures So Far This Year

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Ara Hagopian's The LITERATE Show

Hi everyone, I usually save showing you my new model photographs for the end of the year. Let’s try something different. Here are my best new pictures from January and February 2019. Seven model photographs have made the cut. As … Continue reading →

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Hidden House

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Ara Hagopian's The LITERATE Show

Look at this old residence. There are stories that occurred within this home’s walls, but in the viewer’s world these stories don’t exist. We tend to pass by old homes because we don’t give much thought to the human history … Continue reading →

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A Genuine Moment in Time

Posted on August 26, 2017 by Ara Hagopian's The LITERATE Show

Maybe I’m wrong. Maybe my idea isn’t as much of a grabber as I think. Here it is: What if we discovered, today, a locked-in-amber moment that took place 84-years ago? A moment that was an exchange between two people, … Continue reading →

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Model Dioramas 2016

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Ara Hagopian's The LITERATE Show

Below is a collection of my scale model photographs produced in 2016. ### ABOUT: Ara Hagopian’s third book was released in 2016: http://www.LeavesOfYouthTheBook.com    

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My new book– THE LEAVES OF YOUTH

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Ara Hagopian's The LITERATE Show

THE LEAVES OF YOUTH— A collection of original poems. Lifelong artist and writer Ara Hagopian has selected 100 of his best poems from the pages of his youth—the “leaves” of loose handwritten papers he kept hidden in an old briefcase … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day (part one)

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Ara Hagopian's The LITERATE Show

MEMORIAL DAY (part one) Memorial Day is our time to honor the United States servicemen and women who died in active service. Those of us who live in the USA owe our freedom to countrymen who fought and were killed … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day (part two)

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Ara Hagopian's The LITERATE Show

MEMORIAL DAY (part two) The Literate Show’s second Memorial Day installment covers the men of Torpedo Squadron Eight, who flew from the USS Hornet to attack the Japanese, poised to invade Midway Atoll, June 4th, 1942. While making their slow … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day (part three)

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Ara Hagopian's The LITERATE Show

MEMORIAL DAY (part three) What follows is the 3rd installment of The Literate Show’s Memorial Day weekend. Memorial Day is specific to one day. Truth be told, many Americans think of our war dead every single day of the year. … Continue reading →

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